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Job Title: Principal Planning Officer

Salary Range: From £48,600-£58,893 Depending on Skills and Experience

Permanent, Full Time

Twickenham, UK

Objective of role  

Richmond is arguably London’s most attractive borough with the River Thames running for over 10 miles through the borough, linking Hampton Court Palace, Richmond and Twickenham Town Centres and Kew Gardens with London.   Richmond boasts Royal Parks and open spaces, historic houses, vibrant town centres bursting with life, as well as being the home of English rugby.  

With interesting major developments on the horizon, we are expanding the Strategic Applications Team at Richmond and have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic Principal Planning Officer to join the Team, where you can broaden your experience in a unique environment.

About the role 

The main duties include dealing with complex applications, pre-application submissions, screening and scoping opinion requests, appeals as required, providing senior level support, signing off reports and assisting the Strategic Applications Manager in leading the team.

With excellent communication skills you’ll assume responsibility for effective negotiation and resolution, to ensure outcomes that reflect the Council’s wider positive objectives and policies of promoting high quality and innovative development, while conserving the historic character of the Borough.

The position will be based in Richmond, with opportunities for homeworking.

Essential Qualifications, Skills and Experience

If you are a highly motivated individual with a creative approach to problem solving alongside a “can-do” attitude to improvements in service delivery this could be the role for you!

The ideal person for the role will hold an RTPI accredited planning qualification and be able to demonstrate significant knowledge and experience of Development Management.

You will have excellent time management and communication skills and be a team player, who can motivate people within a busy and high performing team

Indicative Recruitment Timeline 

Closing Date:  Sunday 27^th October 2024 (23:59)

Shortlisting – W/C 28^th October 2024

Interviews – W/C  4^th November 2024 

Richmond and Wandsworth Councils are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions to the Councils and can improve the way we deliver services. 

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer. If you require any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, please let us know. 

We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Some posts may be exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to these posts will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

We offer a wide range of benefits designed to attract, develop, and reward our employees such as 40 days annual leave (including Bank Holidays), flexible working and a generous pension plan

Richmond and Wandsworth Councils